This week, the nation marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Fort Michilimackinac played a significant role in the American Revolution.

The missing Fort Bute marker has been found, but it won't be reinstalled in time for America's 250th anniversary on July 4. "I would guess that it will be a month or two before we can get it back in ...

Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island is connected to America’s fight for freedom because the fort and its predecessor, just a few miles away on the mainland, were directly shaped by the American ...

A ceremony at the Fort Pitt Museum commemorated the nation’s 250th anniversary with the raising of a 36-foot American flag.

Editor’s note: The first few weeks of our America 250 series has focused heavily on the early career of George Washington, the nation’s first president and, prior to the American revolution, an ...

On May 10, 1775, just weeks after the first shots of the Revolutionary War rang out at Lexington and Concord, a small band of American soldiers, led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, launched a ...

The artifacts offer new insights into the fort's role in the American Revolution.

File photo / Scott McCloskey Re-enactors carry flags at the annual Fort Henry Days in Wheeling, W.Va. Editor’s note: The first few weeks of our America250 series has focused heavily on the early ...

Discover Ohio’s lone Revolutionary War fort where conflicts happened on multiple occasions. Discover Ohio’s lone Revolutionary War fort where conflicts happened on multiple occasions between the ...

From Spanish control to Tejano support, here's what life in Texas looked like during the American Revolution.

With battle raging on the second day, defenders of Fort Henry ran out of gunpowder. With more stored nearby at Ebenezer Zane’s blockhouse, Betty Zane volunteered to retrieve it. She reached the ...

This 1882 painting, “The Siege of Fort Henry” by J.A. Faris depicts one of the final battles of the Revolutionary War fought in what was then Wheeling, Virginia. Courtesy photo Editor’s note: The ...